The Natural. Couture was born in Everett, Washington, to Ed and Sharan Couture. Couture was an Olympic wrestling alternate and has lived in Corvallis, Oregon, throughout much of his career, where he served as an assistant wrestling coach and a strength and conditioning coach for Oregon State University.Couture was born in Everett, Washington, to Ed and Sharan Couture.Upon discharge, Couture became a three-time Olympic team alternate (1988, 1992 and 1996), a semifinalist at the 2000 Olympic Trials, a three-time NCAA Division I All-American and a two-time NCAA Division I runner-up (1991 and 1992) at Oklahoma State University.Couture made his professional mixed martial arts debut at UFC 13At UFC Japan on December 21, Couture challenged the UFC Heavyweight Champion, In 1998, UFC matchmakers wanted Couture to defend the belt against Bas Rutten, former His third title defense was in March 2002, against up-and-comer After two consecutive losses to larger opponents in the His next match, against five-time defending champion On April 16, 2005, in a rematch with Liddell, Couture lost his title and suffered the first knockout loss of his career. Randy Couture AKA Randy Duane Couture Born: 22-Jun-1963 Birthplace: Everett, WA Gender: Male Religion: Christian Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight ... Military service: US Army (1982-88) Wife: Sharon (div. A long-time friend and sparring partner of Jay Glazer, Randy Couture is an actor, UFC Champion, former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler, and served in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne from 1982-1988. “He’s got his G.I. He came back in August to defeat After retiring from MMA, Couture became a regular broadcast commentator for UFC events and co-host of On November 17, 2006, Couture fought and drew with Couture was featured in the season two premiere episode of the Spike TV show On January 11, 2007, Couture announced his return from retirement in an interview on the Spike TV magazine show, "Inside the UFC".At the age of 43, Couture defeated Sylvia by unanimous decision to become UFC Heavyweight Champion for a third time (a UFC record).On October 11, 2007, Couture announced he was severing all ties with the UFC, leaving two contracted fights, a position as an on-air analyst and the UFC Heavyweight Championship behind. He received $250,000 (plus $936,000 of PPV revenue) for his comeback fight with Randy coached Oregon Fighter Musio Chavez for the Inter-collegiate Fight League. He came back in August to defeat After retiring from MMA, Couture became a regular broadcast commentator for UFC events and co-host of On November 17, 2006, Couture fought and drew with Couture was featured in the season two premiere episode of the Spike TV show On January 11, 2007, Couture announced his return from retirement in an interview on the Spike TV magazine show, "Inside the UFC".At the age of 43, Couture defeated Sylvia by unanimous decision to become UFC Heavyweight Champion for a third time (a UFC record).At UFC 74 on August 25, 2007, Couture successfully defended the title against Brazilian On October 11, 2007, Couture announced he was severing all ties with the UFC, leaving two contracted fights, a position as an on-air analyst and the UFC Heavyweight Championship behind. On October 18, 2007, UFC president Dana White said Couture remained the UFC Heavyweight Champion despite his plans to quit, and reiterated he would not release Couture from the final two fights on his contract.On August 2, 2008, a Texas appeals court granted Zuffa's request for a stay against a motion for a declaratory judgment in a suit filed by On September 2, 2008, the UFC announced it had signed Couture to a new three-fight contract. “Randy Couture, as a military veteran himself, has a long history of helping out our veterans, and helping active-duty military,” O’Connell said. Fighting until he was 48 years old, Randy … A high school wrestling state champion, U.S. Army soldier, three-time NCAA All-American, international Greco-Roman competitor and six-time UFC World Champion and Hall of Famer, Randy Couture is a true icon in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and the ().In addition to his stellar standing in combat sports, Randy is also a successful businessman, actor and best-selling author.